Time cards are processed once the shift is done. If the employee has punched out, the system will automatically process the time card within a few minutes. You can then go in and edit or approve the time card (if it’s not already automatically approved).

In the case where an employee forgets to punch out, the system processes the time card according to the following rules:

Department based grace periods:

• Based on the MAXIMUM SHIFT TIME set for the department the employee is working in
  
  For example, if the employee is scheduled 9a to 5p, they forget to punch out, at 9p the time card will process as this is the maximum length the employee could have worked.

Shift based grace periods:

• Based on the last SHIFT RULE setup in the system
  
  For example, if the employee is scheduled 9a to 5p, they forget to punch out, at 10p the time card will process as this is the maximum length the employee could have worked.

In both cases the employee will be flagged with a LATE EXIT alert.